Grey Thompson

Great article – and very reassuring!

You see – I’m a lefty, but (out of fear of being “different”) I had always worn my watch on my left wrist. All the cool kids were doing it, so I just followed suit. The issue I had was that dragging my watch around while I wrote became tedious, so I was always taking it off while I worked, and only wearing it when I wasn’t.

Eventually, I had my great revelation: by wearing my watch on my right wrist, I don’t have to bother taking it off to write! Although brilliant, I started having concerns about what wearing my watch on the “other” wrist might mean… childish stuff I know…

Despite those thoughts the convenience of wearing my watch on my right wrist won over and I’ve been at it for a while now.

ST

I’m sure if we go back far enough it is probably something to do with it being socially unacceptable to be a Lefty (left handed writer)… these persons were forced to write with their right hands.

And so naturally with the watch winder being presented for a right handed winder then this will fit the mass population… as naturally EVERYONE is right-handed (says with tongue in cheek!).

So traditionally, I would suggest the watch is to be worn on the Left Wrist.

MH

I had always assumed that, when watches moved from pocket to wrist, they were not as robust as they are now. If that was the case then it made sense to wear them on the wrist that was less active and less likely to suffer damage.

Jim Hearn

There is almost conclusive evidence around the orientation of the brain, left handedness and the wearing of a watch on certain wrists. It is a key indicator that therapists will use in assessing the orientation of a clients brain, and there is also one of the main indicators of dyslexia for people who wear their watch on the right hand and still write with their right hand (usually combined with a kinaesthetic recall of language). This comes under the school of “Neuro Linguistic Programming”
We wear our watches where we hold our analytical direction in our brain. How often do we look at our watch when making assessments that cannot be provided by a watch? I would say you should wear a watch wherever it makes most sense for you, and that is fine. If you are a dyslexic and wear your watch on the right wrist, and write with your right hand – try looking up and to the right when you are thinking of language and spelling – you my find you improve.

A.Morgan

Wow, that’s pretty interesting! thank you for that insight

Niru

Thanks Jim for that! I myself am a full “righty’ wearing my watch and also writing on my right. I am also Dyspraxic and I found what you said very interesting. I will give it a go looking to the right when I am thinking about language, spelling, and co-ordination.

Paul

For some reason I have always worn my watch on the right hand – I know not why, but it just feels better.
However, I went to look at a new watch once, and the dealer said to me, Ah, I see you know about watches, you are wearing your Rolex on the right hand………. How so I asked, to which he replied that when the watch is worn on the left hand the crown points outwards, making it much more vulnerable and easily knocked.
Even with a screw down crown and crown guards, the crown will still always be the most fragile part of a watch. Therefore, if the crown is on the right, always wear the watch on the right hand. When the crown is facing up the arm so to speak, it is much more difficult to knock it on things, and thererfore gives extra protection.

Jack

I have always worn my watch on my right hand. This is because i am left handed and find it much more comfortable to wear it on the right, so that it doesn’t get in my way when doing stuff. I think most people wear their watches on the left because most people are right handed.
Also when i was recently in a watch dealer, he noticed that i was wearing my watch on my right hand, he then asked are you left or right handed, i replied left and he didn’t say anything.
I have always thought this is the reason and still do.